Sep 01, 2026 City Council

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>> A LOT OF ANTICIPATION WAITING FOR THAT ON-AIR CLOCK.

HERE WE ARE. COUNCIL, WELCOME TO ARE A

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AS WE ALWAYS DO, WE WILL START OUR RECESSION WITH THE REGULAR AGENDA. FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NINE.

APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 11TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, EDITS? TEN, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31, THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE, THIS IS FOR THE BUDGET THAT WE WILL BE APPROVING.

SO EVERY TIME WE APPROVE A BUDGET, IF THERE ARE FEE CHANGES, THAT IS ROLL-- THAT IS ROLLED IN THERE.

SO WE HAD A COUPLE FEE CHANGES AS YOU HEARD.

SO THAT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE ORDINANCE.

NUMBER 11, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TASERS, INCREASING THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $636,618, AND A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,933,088. ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD. YES?

>> A LOT OF NUMBERS. I GOT CROSS EYED.

BUT THERE WAS THOSE THAT STOOD OUT.

CORRECT EXPENDITURE OF 607,000, ET CETERA.

AND THEN THERE IS THE 33,000 WHICH IS INCREASED.

TOTAL 631,000,. [APPLAUSE] BUT IT'S NOT TO EXCEED 636,000, SO I'M CONFUSED ABOUT THE

DISCREPANCY? >> ANYONE FROM STAFF?

>> SHE PUMPHREY IS GOING TO COME.

>> CHIEF HUMPHREY? -- CHIEF HUMPHREY IS GOING TO

COME. >> CHIEF HUMPHREY?

>> GOOD EVENING. SO THE QUESTION WAS.

>> THE DISCREPANCY. >> SO IT'S GOING UP BY $33,691.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE ADDING SOME EQUIPMENT TO THE

COST OF THOSE TASERS. >> THAT IS PRETTY GOOD.

THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THE TOTAL OF YOUR 600-- 600-- 607,618, PLUS 33, THAT IS 641. BUT THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS 636,000, SO THE DIFFERENCES ABOUT 4600.

IT'S NOT VERY BIG. BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT DISCREPANCY. BUT WE ARE RECEIVING SOME MONEY

FROM ANOTHER ACCOUNTING UNIT. >> THE MUNICIPAL COURT?

OKAY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

CHIEF, ON THESE TASERS, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW?

>> WE HAVE 181 TASERS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS AN ADDITION FOR OUR DETENTION STAFF TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE OPERATING ON THE SAME

EQUIPMENT. >> DO YOU ROTATE THOSE OUT?

IN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME? >> THEY ARE REPLACED EVERY FEW YEARS, AND WE GET THE NEWEST MODEL AND IT'S BUILT INTO THE

CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, FROM COUNCILMEMBER WATER'S COMMENT-- COUNCILMEMBER WATERS CONTRACT, THE FOR 5000, IT'S OVER 636, IT'S A TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT? THAT IS COVERING THE COST? IS THAT CORRECT?

>> I THINK THAT THE CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE WRITTEN TO 636,618.

AND THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF THE 5000 FROM THE COURTS.

SO 631,000 WITHOUT THE COURTS $5000, WHICH IS FOR THE FOLKS OVER THERE. SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE APPROVING. IF, FOR SOME REASON, THERE IS A NUMERICAL ISSUE HERE, IT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL.

IF IT NEEDED TO BE MORE, IT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL.

SO IF IT HAD TO BE-- >> 641?

>> IT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL. BUT OTHERWISE-- THE 636 IS WHAT WE ARE APPROVING AND IT'S INCLUSIVE WITHOUT 5000.

>> THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> OKAY.

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AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 180,423. >> THIS IS THE NEW DK NET FACILITY. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> NUMBER 13, 14. PUBLIC HEARINGS.

WE WILL TAKE THAT FROM THE DAIS. TEAM IS A ZONING ISSUE.

NUMBER 14 IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TAX RATE.

IT IS A OPENING UP A HEARING. NUMBER 15 AND 16 ARE ACTIONS THAT WILL BE SCRIPTED. AND SO OUR CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CARPENTER, WILL LEAD THAT MOTION, AND I WILL ASK OUR MAYOR PRO TEM TO SECOND IT, AND ANYONE CAN DISCUSS IT AFTER THAT ONCE IT IS SCRIPTED, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING STATE LAW RELATIVE TO OUR STANDARD.

SO IF YOU BUTTON IN AND I DON'T CALL ON YOU, THAT IS WHY.

AND NUMBER 17 IS A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.

TAX INCREASE. THIS IS KIND OF THE FINAL MOTION. ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? OTHERWISE, WITHOUT-- WITH THAT-- WE WENT THROUGH OUR BUDGET, A LOT OF GOOD WORK. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK BY COUNCIL AND STAFF. IT IS THE CULMINATION OF A LOT OF ACTIVITY, FROM THE CITY MANAGER, THE FINANCE OFFICE, ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK DURING THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND OUR

RETREAT. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD GET A COPY OF THE SPREADSHEET, AS WE WENT THROUGH IT LAST TIME. AND I DID NOT KNOW IF WE WERE

GOING TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN. >> WE WERE NOT GOING TO GO BACK

TO IT-- >> IF YOU COULD JUST EMAIL ONE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT THERE ARE

FUNDS AVAILABLE? >> THEY HAVE THAT MUCH OF THEIR

TRAFFIC FUND. >> AND THAT WILL SHOW UP UNDERNEATH THE FUND ITSELF AS A APPROVED ACTION.

>> THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO

GO THROUGH HERE. >> JUST A COUPLE SLIDES TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED.

>> WHY DON'T WE DO THAT. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. I HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE RECENTLY.

SO, TONIGHT IS THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR 2027 BUDGET OPTION PROCESS.

YOU GUYS STARTED BACK ON JULY 30TH, WHENEVER WE DELIVERED THE PROPOSED BUDGET. BUT THE TEAM ITSELF, WE STARTED BACK IN MARCH, WHENEVER WE CAME TO YOU WITH THE MULTI-YEAR, AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, ALL OF THE DIRECTORS, THEIR STAFF, WE ALL PUT IT TOGETHER, THE TEAM, AND EVERYBODY DID A FANTASTIC JOB TO BRING THIS TO YOU OVER THE SUMMER.

WE HAD MULTIPLE WORK SESSIONS THROUGHOUT AUGUST, AND OUR LEGAL NOTICES WERE PUBLISHED ONLINE IN NEWSPAPERS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE HAVE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS, WE PROVIDED A BALANCED BUDGET TO YOU GUYS.

WE CUT THE TAX RATE TO IT'S 13TH YEAR IN A ROW AND OUR CITIZENS WILL SEE AN AVERAGE SAVINGS OF $72 ON OUR TAX BILL.

AND WE BALANCED OUT THE INVESTMENT WITH CITY OPERATIONS, SOMETIMES THOSE STRATEGIES COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER.

BUT PROVIDING A LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE DO HAS A COST THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT THAT WE WOULD DO THAT WITH A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE FUNDED OVER 118 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS PROVIDED 2% EMPLOYEE RAISE, AND WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY WITH 98 MILLION AND OPERATING, AND ADDITIONAL 7.8 IN PAY BILL FUNDING AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE MAYOR JUST KIND OF WENT OVER THESE ITEMS TONIGHT.

WE HAVE THE FEE CHANGE UPDATES, THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE. AND THOSE ARE JUST THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THOSE ARE NOT DICTATED BY LAW.

AND IN FRONT OF YOU YOU HAVE THE ONE-PAGE SUMMARY, OF WHAT IS BEING ADOPTED. THAT WILL GET POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CITIZENS AS THEY NEEDED.

MY VERY QUICK AND A SHORT SUMMARY TODAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> TRAUMA QUESTIONS FOR CONFIRMATION AFFIRMATION, AND YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO THE REDUCED AVERAGE PUMPS THE TAX BILL BY 72.

IS THAT AN ACTUAL RATE OR IS THAT INGESTED-- ADJUSTED BY

INFLATION. >> THAT IS NOT ADJUSTED.

>> IT WOULD BE GREATER. >> SO THAT THE ACTUAL?

>> THAT IS THE ACTUAL FROM THEIR TAX BILL.

>> WONDERFUL. DOES THE 98 MILLION STILL

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ALLOCATED-- >> WE HAVE 91 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX THAT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND, AND YOU HAVE

98 MILLION IN OPERATIONS. >> SO YOU ARE BASICALLY FUNDING OVER 100%. 100% OF THE DOLLAR VALUE, NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE SOME OF THAT GOES TO DEBT SERVICE, BUT OVER 100% OF THE VALUE IS SPENT ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO 98 IS GREATER THAN 91. >> I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT CITIZENS KNOW THAT.

I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL JOB BY STAFF AND THIS COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT OUT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPINE FROM THE DAIS AS WELL.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. ITEM 14 IS NOT SOMETHING WE WILL ACTUALLY VOTE ON. IS THAT TRUE?

>> I WILL OPEN IT UP, AND THEN CLOSE IT AND THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOREVER ON TO WEIGH IN, AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THE

ACTIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO IT. >> THANK YOU.

>> THERE IS A RECORD OF THOSE. >> ROLL CALL VOTES.

>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL TELL YOU WHAT.

WE HAVE TIME. SO I THINK WE WILL GO RIGHT TO INFORMATION SHARING. I WILL TAKE THIS AND REVERSING ALREADY ORDER. WITH LISA FIRST.

>> I KEPT-- ATTENDED THE COMMISSION MEET AND GREET LAST WEEK. IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT, GOOD INFORMATION. AND I ATTENDED THE HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN CARLETON ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, WHERE THEY HAD ALL OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS THERE.

AND I THINK THAT OUR STAFF RELATE SOME OF THE DETAILS FOR SOME OF THE STUFF WE HAVE GOING ON THROUGH JANUARY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATES. >> EXCELLENT.

I AGREE. >> ROBAINA?

>> WE HAD A WORKSHOP, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE ACTIVE SHOOTER THING.

BUT THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EXERCISE.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE IT IN COUNCIL AS WELL.

WITH WHAT TO DO IN CASE SOMEBODY COMES IN.

THE RISK OF BEING ON THE DAIS. >> IT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION.

WE TYPICALLY DO THAT ONCE A YEAR, OR EVERY OTHER YEAR.

WE WILL GET THAT SCHEDULED. REX DOES A GOOD JOB OF REMINDING

US WHAT TO DO. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THE... AND IT IS A GOOD CLASS, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ASSISTING THEM WITH THAT. IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE THIS YEAR THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR.

AND MAYBE WE CAN GET MORE NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU. >> EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

>> JASON? >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM? >> JUST ALSO ATTENDED THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING. IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE ALL THE PRESENTATIONS FROM THE DIFFERENT GROUPS. AND PEOPLE EXPLAINING WHAT THEY DO. I WAS A LITTLE BIT INCOGNITO.

SOMEONE WHO I HAD NOT MET BEFORE TRIED TO RECRUIT ME FOR ONE OF THE BOARDS. AND I WAS LIKE WELL, I'M ON COUNCIL. SO I PROBABLY CAN'T SERVE ON A

BOARD. >> BUT YOU WOULD MAKE A GREAT

MEMBER. >> BUT THAT IS ALL I HAVE,

MAYOR. >> RICHARD?

>> I ATTENDED THE P.A. PS... LAST WEEK.

A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY INSTILLS LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY AND VALUES AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. AS I SAID AT THE EVENT, I THINK THAT IT STARTS EARLY. WHEN MORE YOUNG FOLKS GET INVOLVED, AND START GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES, I THINK THEY GET MORE OF A SENSE OF SELF, THAT THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN THEMSELVES. AS LONG AS I RAISE MY KIDS UP TO DO THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE. BUT GREAT EVENT.

GOT TO SEE THE... OUT THERE. I LOVED HIS PASSION.

LISTENING TO SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN FRISCO EVERY YEAR.

IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR HIS PASSION FOR THE CITY.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> DATE YOU SKIP CHRIS?

>> I'M GOING BACK TO CHRIS. >> I THOUGHT WE ARE GOING AND

SECURITY. >> I DID SKIP HIM, BUT GO AHEAD.

>> SORRY, I WAS CONFUSED. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE RIBBON CUTTING AT CREEK VIEW. WHICH WAS EXCITING TO SEE THE YOUNG PEOPLE BEING EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT OFFERS FOLLOW THEM. -- FOR THEM.

THEN I WENT UP TO THE ROTARY TOILET PAPER DRIVE FOR

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I STAYED TOO LONG AND TALKED TOO MUCH.

BUT LASTLY I MISSED THE MAYERS PRESENTATION YESTERDAY AT LUNCH, AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT AT THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION SUMMIT. BUT I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE REMARKS REGARDING WHAT IS UP WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND TODAY AT LUNCH, PARKER SAID THAT IF YOU WAIT TILL JANUARY TO GO DOWN AND VISIT THE LEGISLATURE, IT'S TOO LATE.

SO TAKING NOTES, AND I HEARD HIM SAY THAT HE WOULD CONSIDER INNOVATIVE FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION.

SO THE HEAD OF THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD WAS THERE TODAY, AND IT'S JUST INTERESTING TO ME.

THANK YOU. >> IT WAS POINTED OUT, WHICH IS AWESOME FOR NORTH TEXAS, THAT WE HAVE WONDERFUL REPRESENTATION ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

NORMALLY THE SEATS ARE HELD BY HOUSTON, TIANNA PARKER IS THE CHAIR OF IT FROM SENATE. AND JARED PATTERSON I THINK IS THE CHAIR. I COULD BE WRONG ABOUT THAT.

BUT REGARDLESS, HE IS ON IT. AND WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT OF SOME TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

BUT ALSO NONCOMMITTALLY MEMBERS. >> I THINK THERE IS FIVE OF THE NINE OF THE SENATE FROM NORTH TEXAS.

>> AXBERG? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WAS HONORED TO BOTH PARTICIPATE, AS WELL AS SPONSOR HALF THE TEAM AT THE METROCREST GOLF TOURNAMENT.

IT WAS HELD AT BROOKHAVEN. WE BRAVED THE 100 PLUS DEGREE HEAT WITH AN EARLY TEE-TIME OF 830.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK CASTLE LAW, WHO SPONSORED PART OF THE TEAM AS WELL, AND CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED.

I THINK WE WOULD HAVE WON IF COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING WAS ACTUALLY ON OUR TEAM FOR THE GULF.

BUT WE SOLDIERED ON WITHOUT YOU, RICHARD.

WE COULD HAVE USED YOU, BUT WE DID OKAY.

BY THE TIME WE GOT TO NOON, A LOT OF THE FOLKS HAD LEFT BECAUSE IT WAS 105 DEGREES AT 130 IN THE AFTERNOON.

BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

AND IT RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR METROCREST SERVICES.

>> EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.

>> NANCY SPOKE ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT.

I WAS THERE FOR DAY ONE, I COULDN'T BE THERE TODAY.

BUT IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. I THINK IT WILL ALL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GET SOME OF THE DETAILS THERE.

I WILL REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE MARKETING.

TODAY IS THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN GALA. SO IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY RSVPED THROUGH CHLOE AND GRACE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW TODAY.

DO WE KNOW WHEN THEY METROCREST SERVICES GALA IS?

>> I DO NOT. I HAVE A BOARD MEETING NEXT W

WEEK. >> ANYWAY, THIS ONE WILL BE CIRCULATED TO EVERYBODY. A REMINDER TOMORROW IS... A NEW LOCATION. I WILL ALSO REMIND IS THAT SEPTEMBER 19TH WE HAVE OUR CLEANUP CARROLTON OPPORTUNITY.

IN THIS ONE, LET ME SAY, I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN, AND I NOTICED A NUMBER OF DEBRIS OUT THERE.

SO AS PART OF OUR BUDGET WE HAVE THE WHOLE STORMWATER ENTERPRISE FUND. PART OF THAT INCLUDES STREET SWEEPING, WHICH WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT AS WE THINK ABOUT CLEANING UP WHAT WILL OTHERWISE RUN INTO OUR STORM DRAINS AND PLUG THINGS UP? SO THIS WAS A GOOD REMINDER THAT THE STREET SWEEPING WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR US ALL TO CONTROL THE FLOODING. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?

>> I DO. I WANTED TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE. THE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT COMMISSION. YOU HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL REGARDING THIS. BUT WE ARE COMING UP WITH A NEW INITIATIVE FOR TEENS IN THE CITY TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SPECIFICALLY HAVING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO, AND GET THAT INVOLVEMENT. SO ABOUT THE PROGRAM, THEY WILL

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AND THIS CAN CONSIST OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, LIBRARY BOARD, NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COMMISSION AND THE HISTORIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE AS THE MEMBERS OF THOSE BOARDS FOR A REGULAR MEETING, RECEIVING UPDATES FROM STAFF, HEARING IMPORTANT INFORMATION, AND GIVING SOME FEEDBACK FOR-- FROM A TEENS PERSPECTIVE.

DURING THESE MEETINGS THEY WILL, LIKE I SAID, PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS, SHARE IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES, PROVIDE FEEDBACK OR RECOMMENDATIONS, AS WELL AS JUST LEARN OVERALL HOW A CITY ADVISORY BOARD WORKS AND SUPPORTS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

>> ONE STUDENT GOES TO ONE PARKS AND REC-- OR?

>> ANYONE THAT WOULD APPLY GET SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM, AND THEY WOULD THEN MAKE UP A BOARD, ESSENTIALLY.

SO THAT GROUP, LET'S SAY TEN STUDENTS, THOSE STUDENTS WOULD BE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY BOARD FOR ONE NIGHT.

OR THOSE TEN STUDENTS WOULD BE THE IMPACT BOARD FOR ONE NIGHT.

IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> IT'S NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH

THE USUAL NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY? >> I DO BELIEVE THAT TO ENSURE THE REGULAR MEMBERS GET TO CONTINUE THEIR PARTICIPATION AS WELL, THEY WILL BE PLAYING MORE OF AN OBSERVER ROLE FOR THAT MEETING. THEY WILL GET THE SAME INFORMATION AND HEAR THE SAME UPDATES, AND IF THERE IS ANY VOTING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, OUR BOARD COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD DO THE ACTUAL VOTING. BUT THE TEENS WOULD PLAY THE PART AS THE BOARD, HERE THE INFORMATION, AND GIVE VERBAL FEEDBACK ON THAT. AND HONESTLY, WE WOULD KIND OF GEAR A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS ENSURING THAT THERE IS FEEDBACK TO HEAR FROM THE TEENS. WHO CAN APPLY? WE ARE LOOKING FOR STUDENTS, FRESHMAN OR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. THAT LIVE IN CARROLLTON.

MAINTAIN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING, AND DEMONSTRATE GOOD INTEREST IN

THIS PROGRAM. >> DO THEY HAVE TO SHOW UP WITH

A REPORT CARD? >> I WILL TAKE IT ON GOOD FAITH.

BUT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE REFERENCES.

SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHO WE MIGHT CALL TO SEE IF THEY ARE GOOD STUDENTS. WHY PARTICIPATE? THE STUDENTS WOULD LEARN MORE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD, CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY, AND EXPLORE PUBLIC SERVICE.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WE OFFER ASIDE FROM THIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR.

DIFFERENT SCHOOLS UTILIZE US TO BRING THEIR STUDENTS ON SITE AND LEARN ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR FUNCTIONS.

WE OFFER A JR. POLICE ACADEMY. THE LIBRARY HAS THEIR ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE OFFER A FUTURE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DAY, AS WELL THERE AS WELL AS OTHER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS THE NEW FIRE ACADEMY FOR STUDENTS.

BUT THE APPLICATION FOR THE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT COMMISSION IS OPEN. YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO OUR WEBSITE, VISIT THE WEB PAGE, AND YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION LINK.

THE APPLICATION LINK, WE REQUEST SOME ESSAY QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED TO ENSURE THAT THE STUDENT IS DEMONSTRATING THAT INTEREST AND IS GOING TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT.

>> WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED EMAILS OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHICH IS WHAT SPAWNED THIS, FROM SOME EAGER AND ENERGETIC YOUTH.

ALL OF THOSE YOUTH CITIZENS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL ON THIS, OR

ALREADY HAVE, RIGHT? >> ANY STUDENTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT THE LAST YEAR REGARDING ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, I BELIEVE I'VE REACHED OUT TO THOSE STUDENTS ALREADY AND HAVE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS AS WELL.

BUT FEEL FREE TO SHARE. IF YOU'VE RECEIVED A SPECIFIC EMAIL FROM ANYONE WANTING TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR THEIR COMMUNITY, IN GRADES NINE THROUGH 12, FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION AT TATHAM SHARE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AS WELL.

WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> AGAIN, WE'VE SENT THIS TO ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALREADY.

I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT LIAISONS RIGHT HERE.

AND PLEASE, SHARE IT WITH ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW.

AND FEEL FREE TO POST THE LINK ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> SORRY. IS IT A REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ENROLLED IN A CARROLLTON FARMERS BRANCH TO

QUALIFIED? >> IDEALLY THE STUDENT WILL BE LOCATED IN A HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.

>> IT COULD BE A CHARTER SCHOOL OR A PRIVATE SCHOOL?

>> STUDENTS AT A RESIDENTS OF CARROLLTON THAT ARE IN SCHOOLS

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>> I WOULD SUGGEST APPLYING, AND I THINK THAT PREFERENCES WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO LIVE AND GO TO SCHOOL HERE TO ENSURE OUR CARROLLTON LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIFIC TO OUR CITY IS BEING-- IS PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO STUDENTS WHO LIVE AND GO TO SCHOOL HERE, BECAUSE IT IS THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY OUR SERVICES. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE STUDENTS THAT RESIDE IN CARROLLTON TO APPLY AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE ULTIMATE DECISION POINTS OF DETERMINING WHO MAKES THAT.

>> IF WE GET 100 APPLICANTS WE MIGHT NEED TO BREAK THEM IN.

>> CORRECT. BUT IF WE GET FIVE APPLICANTS, WELL THEN IDEALLY PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION. TO HAVE A NUMBER YOUR STRIVING

FOR? >> THIS IS THE FIRST CLASS, I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER. BUT OUR USUAL BOARD AND MAKEUP IS AROUND NINE CITIZENS. IDEALLY THAT NUMBER, BUT OVERALL, I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO JUST BASED ON HOW MANY

APPLICANTS WE GOT. >> THAT LEADS ME TO WONDER, THE CITIZENS GOVERNMENT ACADEMY, CANNOT CONTINUE THIS YEAR?

>> I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE WILL EVALUATE LATER THIS FALL, BASED ON THE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM FOR TEENS.

>> SO IT'S AN ALTERNATING THING? >> YES.

AND THAT'S A KEY POINT. AS WE THINK ABOUT TIGHT BUDGETS AND SO FORTH, AND WHERE WE NEED TO OPTIMIZE.

OPTIMIZING IT IN ROTATION OR WHAT HAVE YOU IS MAKING A LOT OF SENSE. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE INTEREST LEVEL IS AS WE GO FORWARD.

>> THAT MAKES ME WONDER, WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION FOR BOARDS AND CONDITIONS. AS IT PASSED?

>> THE DEADLINE FOR BOARDS AND CONDITIONS IS THIS FRIDAY BY

MIDNIGHT. >> WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF A

STUDENT APPLIED? >> YOU HAVE TO BE 18 YEARS OR

OLDER TO BE ON COMMISSION. >> WE HAVE TO DO BACKGROUND CHECKS. WE LOOKED AT THAT OPTION OF PLACING UNDER 18 ON BOARDS. AND WE JUST RUN IN TO A LOT OF

CHALLENGES. >> SORRY, DID YOU SEND THIS OUT THERE EMAIL FROM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS?

>> I BELIEVE THAT AARON ACTUALLY SENT TO TO COUNCIL.

>> COUNCIL, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND-- WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE.

WE ARE GOING TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION UNTIL AFTER THE NORMAL MEETING. SO WE HAVE EXTRA TIME RIGHT NOW.

FEEL FREE TO GET SOME FOOD OUT THERE, GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND WE WILL GET BACK AFTER THE REGULAR MEETING.

>> THERE IS A RESTAURANT IN-- OUT HERE CALLED COSMOS.

>> WHAT'S UP GOING TO BE LIKE TOMORROW.

COFFEEHOUSE, RIGHT? >> WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE

[INVOCATION - Councilmember Rowena Watters]

THE COOL WEATHER IS ON THE WAY. SO IT SHOULD GET A LOT COOLER FOR US. AS WE ALWAYS DO, WE WILL START OUR MEETING WITH OUR INDICATION, LED BY COUNCILMEMBER ROWENA WATTERS. PLEASE RISE.

>> AS WE MAKE DECISIONS TONIGHT THAT AFFECT OUR CITY SERVICES, RESOURCES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND FUTURE, GRANT US WISDOM TO LOOK BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE, COURAGE TO ASK THE NECESSARY QUESTIONS, AND HUMILITY TO REMEMBER THAT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE ULTIMATELY TOUCHES THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE MANY PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY STRONG. OUR EMPLOYEES, FIRST RESPONDERS, EDUCATORS, VOLUNTEERS AND A RESIDENTS, WHO STEP FORWARD TO SERVE. WE ARE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO RECENTLY GATHERED TO LEARN HOW TO KEEP ONE ANOTHER SAFE. AND FOR THOSE CONSIDERING SERVICE ON OUR CITIES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

AS WE ENTER A NEW MONTH AND CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT WORK BEFORE US, HELP US LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, LISTEN WITH RESPECT,

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AMEN. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR FLAGS. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

[6. 7732 Present Certificate to the Mayor’s Spotlight Award Recipient.]

>> COUNCIL, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE HAVE A FEW PRESENTATIONS. IF I COULD HAVE JENNIFER ADCOCK AND OUR ECONOMIC THE MOMENT STAFF PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE

PODIUM. >> WELCOME.

WELCOME. THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS OUR MAYERS SPOTLIGHT AWARD. PART OF THE CARROLLTON BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. IT IS CREATED TO CELEBRATE LOCAL BUSINESSES SHAPING THE FUTURE. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES COMPANIES THAT EMBODY INNOVATION, GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE.

THESE ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT ONLY SUCCEEDING IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, BUT STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.

TO BE ELIGIBLE, THE COMPANY MUST BE BASED IN CARROLLTON.

DEMONSTRATE CONSISTENT GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE, AND SHOW COMMITMENT TO BEING ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT REPRESENT MORE THAN ECONOMIC SUCCESSES. THEY ARE INNOVATORS, LEADERS, AND TRUE PARTNERS IN BUILDING THE CARROLLTON OF TOMORROW.

TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON A ENTITY THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF CARROLLTON.

BOLD, INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN.

THEIR SUCCESS STORY IS ONE THAT INSPIRES US TO LIMIT THEIR IMPACT AND ONE WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR.

TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SPENT 50 YEARS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ANIMALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. AND IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THE MAYORS SPOTLIGHT AWARD TO OPERATION KINDNESS.

[APPLAUSE] >> FOUNDED IN 1976, OPERATION KINDNESS BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE MISSION TO SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS ANIMALS AND HELP FIND THEM LOVING HOMES.

OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES, THAT MISSION HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE LEADING ANIMAL AND PEOPLE WELL FELLER ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR REGION. HEADQUARTERED RIGHT HERE IN CARROLLTON, OPERATION KINDNESS EMPLOYS MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE, AND CONTINUES TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT THROUGH IT'S LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE A ORGANIZATION LIKE OPERATION KINDNESS AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND GRATEFUL FOR THE COMPASSION AND A SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THE MAYORS SPOTLIGHT AWARD TO OPERATION KINDNESS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ED JAMISON, CEO, OF OPERATION KINDNESS, TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU MAYOR BABICK, AND CITY COUNCIL.

OPERATION KINDNESS IS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THIS.

FOR THIS HONOR AND RECOGNITION. WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THE CARROLLTON COMMUNITY, AS THE MAYOR SAID, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS HAS ALLOWED US TO LOOK BACK AND CELEBRATE THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE, TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE AND THE PETS THAT THEY LOVE.

WE HAVE GREAT THINGS HEADING IN THE FUTURE.

TO BE A PART OF THIS CARROLLTON COMMUNITY, YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND OUR WORK OUTSIDE THESE WALLS. THE CITY OF CARROLLTON AND THE CARROLLTON COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS BE OUR HOME BASE.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. [APPLAUSE]

>> WITH THAT, WE WILL PRESENT MR. JAMIESON WITH THE SPOTLIGHT

AWARD. >> ALL RIGHT.

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[APPLAUSE] >> MY NEXT PRESENTATION IS A

[7. 7743 Present Proclamation Recognizing National Payroll Week.]

AND WE ALL LOVE OUR PAYDAYS. WE LOVE WHEN PAYDAY HAPPENS AS SCHEDULED, AND WHEN IT HAPPENS WITHOUT ERRORS.

SO AS WE THINK-- ANYONE WHO HAS EVER RUN PAYROLL OR MANAGE PAYROLL AND UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLIANCE ASPECTS OF PAYROLL FROM A STATE STANDPOINT, FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT AND EVERYTHING ELSE, APPRECIATES THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO ENSURING PAYROLL IS DONE ON TIME, WITHOUT ERROR, AND SHOWS UP IN PEOPLE'S BANK ACCOUNTS. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE A COUPLE PEOPLE TO JOIN ME UP HERE.

IF I COULD HAVE DANIELLE, WITH THE DALLAS PAYROLL ASSOCIATION, JOIN ME. AND ALYSSA EVERETT AND HER PAYROLL STAFF REPRESENTING THE CITY OF CARROLLTON'S PAYROLL DEPARTMENT. SO, ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, I WILL READ A PROCLAMATION.

WE HAVE TWO, ONE FOR EACH OF THEM.

I WILL NOT READ THEM BOTH. BUT ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL, LET ME GET IN TO THIS. WHEREAS PAYROLL ORG-- MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HONORING THE NEARLY 150 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES, AND HE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT AMERICAN SYSTEMS BY PAYING WAGES, REPORTING WORKER'S EARNINGS, AND WITHHOLDING THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES.

AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS IN CARROLLTON PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, BY PAYING EMPLOYEES, SUPPORTING ON A PLUMMET INSURANCE, AND CHILD SERVICE ENFORCEMENT, AND ENSURING ACCURATE TAX WITHHOLDING REPORTING AND DEPOSITING.

AND WHEREAS PAYROLL DEPARTMENTS COLLECTIVELY SPEND MORE THAN $2.4 TRILLION ANNUALLY, COMPLYING WITH THE MYRIAD OF FEDERAL AND STATE WAGE AND TAX LAWS, DEMONSTRATING THE SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY THAT THESE PROFESSIONALS UNDERTAKE TO ENSURE BUSINESS, BUSINESSES, AND EMPLOYEES MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS. AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS REGULARLY MEET WITH FEDERAL AND STATE TAX OFFICIALS TO IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES, AND IDENTIFY WAYS TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE AT LESS COST TO BOTH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES, AND WHEREAS THE WEEK IN WHICH LABOR DAY FALLS HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHOSE WORK HELPS ENSURE EMPLOYEES ARE PAID ACCURATELY, AND BUSINESSES WILL FILL THEIR PAYROLL TAX AND REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE TOPIC-- STEVE BABICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON TEXAS, DO DECLARE THIS OUR NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THEN--

>> THEN WE WILL DO A GOOD PICTURE.

>> COME ON OVER, PAYROLL. >> ONE MORE, WITH YOU HOLDING THAT, AND THEN WE WILL CALL IT A DAY.

WOULD EITHER OF YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?

>> THE ONLY THING THAT I DO WANT TO SAY, AS A PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL, NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK IS NEXT WEEK, AS THE MAYOR INDICATED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP BY YOUR PAYROLL DEPARTMENT. THANK THEM.

JUST SAY "WE APPRECIATE YOU." I CAN TELL-- WE ALL LOVE FRESH FRUIT, COOKIES, FLOWERS, IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED.

BUT, THANK YOU. >> ON BEHALF OF THE DALLAS PAYROLL BOARD. [APPLAUSE]

[CITIZEN COMMENT]

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>> COUNCIL, THAT TAKES US TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER 9 THROUGH 12, TO DO SO PRIOR TO COUNCIL TAKING ACTION.

I HAVE SEVERAL CARDS. MS. FINCHER, IS YOURS FOR THE CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD? OR OPEN FORUM? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THE OTHER CARDS ARE ALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. IF ANYONE WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL, YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW. SEEING NONE, I AM GOING TO CLOSE

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 9 THROUGH 12. COUNCILMEMBER CLINE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS NINE

THROUGH 12. >> OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION, WAITING FOR A SECOND.

COUNCILMEMBER SUTTER. >> I SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CLINE, SECT-- COUNCILMEMBER CLINE, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SUTTER.

TO PROVE AGENDA ITEMS NINE THROUGH 12.

WE WILL CALL THE VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[13. 7739 Hold A Public Hearing To Consider An Ordinance Amending The Zoning To Establish A Special Use Permit To Allow “Parking, Surface (Principal Use)” Located On Lot 8, Block C, Carrollton Commerce Center, And Zoned PD-018 For The (HC) Heavy Commercial District; Amending The Official Zoning Map Accordingly. Case No. PLSUP 2026-117 Crowley Surface Parking.]

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING TO ESTABLISH THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PARKING SURFACE PRINCIPAL USE LOCATED ON LOT EIGHT, BLOCK SEAM, CARROLLTON COMMERCE CENTER, ZONE PD 18 FOR THE HC, HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. AMENDING THE ZONING ACCORDINGLY, THIS IS CASE NUMBER PLC 2026-117.

MR. SHAPIRO? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT BEFORE YOU IS TO ALLOW A SURFACE PARKING LOT ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ANY STRUCTURES ON IT. IT DOES REQUIRE ASU P WHEN YOU IT DOES REQUIRE AN SUP WHEN YOU CONSTRUCT A PARKING LOT TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE IT'S LOCATED IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CROWLEY ABOUT 350 FEET TO THE WEST SIDE OF OLD DENTON.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PARKING LOT IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PARKING FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF JACKSON OR DENTON. THEY DO NEED -- MEET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER BUT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PATRONS THAT GO TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, THEY WANT TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PARKING SO FOR THAT REASON THEY ARE REQUESTING A SUP THIS EVENING THEY WILL PROVIDE A LANDSCAPER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CROWLEY TO MAKE SURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT LANDSCAPING PARKING LOT ITSELF WILL HAVE TREES IN THE PARKING ISLANDS THEMSELVES AND THEN THEY WILL HAVE [INDISTINCT] ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE FOR DRAINAGE. THE APPLICANT DID PROVIDE A SITE PLAN SHOWING IT'S ACCESS FROM CROWLEY AND THEY ARE PROPOSING SEPARATELY MUTUAL ACCESS THROUGH A TXU RIGHT OF WAY THAT RUNS TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY SO THAT FOLKS CAN WALK TO THE SITE.

SINCE IT IS A PARKING LOT STANDING ON ITS OWN, YOU MAY NOTICE IN THE RESULTS SHEET WE ALSO STIPULATED THAT HEAVY VEHICLES OR TRUCKS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED OVERNIGHT SO WE PROVIDED THAT AS A STIPULATION TO PROTECT IT FROM HEAVY VEHICLES STORED OVERNIGHT. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND HAS A

PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: OKAY COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WE WILL OPEN THAT UP FOLLOWING ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

SEEING NONE, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT?

>> YES, SIR, I HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU GUYS SPOON

YOU CAN JUST GIVE YOUR NAME. >> WHILE WE PULL THAT UP I'M THIBODEAUX WITH CONSULTANTS 1900 RICHARDSON ROAD ALSO WITH ME IS MR. MATT LAMB AND WILLIAM LEE WITH THE GREAT OASIS SHOPPING CENTER. LAUREN DID A GREAT JOB OF INTRODUCING THE SITE, JUST WANTED TO SHOW ON THE AERIAL THE CONNECTION PIECE ZONE SHOWN IN GREEN WHERE YOU COULD SEE THAT MUTUAL CONNECTION IS INTENDED TO BE GENERALLY? ALSO SHOWED THE SITE PLAN. WE ARE PROPOSING 147 SURFACE

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AND FURTHER ON THE CONNECTION, WE HAVE MADE HEADWAY WITH FRANCHISE UTILITY, WE HAVE RECEIVED PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FOR THAT CONNECTION AS WELL SO NOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THROUGH THE SUP AND THEN SUBMITTING OUR CIVIL SITE PLANS WORKING WITH STAFF WHO WILL BE KIND OF THE MIDDLEMAN IN THE REVIEW WITH THEIR IMPROVEMENTS. LAUREN SHOWED THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY NO VERTICAL IMPROVEMENTS ASIDE FROM LANDSCAPING THAT YOU SEE AND WILL HAVE A RETENTION POND AND IT WILL BE VERY NICELY LANDSCAPED LOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY ORDINANCE. ABOUT THE GREAT OASIS CACTUS IS STRAIGHT FROM THEIR WEBSITE SO I'LL JUST READ IT VERBATIM.

IT'S A FAMILY OWNED ENTERPRISE. THEY RUN VARIOUS SHOPPING CENTERS AROUND AND CARROLLTON. THEY REALLY FOCUS ON THIS 1 AND THE KIND OF COOL THING IS THE ENTREPRENEURS ARE REALLY FOCUSED UPON AND YOU CAN SEE IT BY THIS PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A GOOD RETAIL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ATTRACTIVE AND WELCOMING TO PATRONS AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THROUGH THOUGHTFUL IMPROVEMENTS AND LONG TERM STEWARDSHIP. AND THEY ARE SO GOOD THEY HAVE DEVELOPED AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE VERY RARELY DO I COME UP AND ASK FOR MORE PARKING, USUALLY I'M UP HERE ASKING FOR LESS PARKING SO THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING CASE FOR ME.

YOU CAN SEE, I WON'T READ THESE SLIDES TO YOU DIRECTLY, BUT I JUST WANT TO FOCUS ON THE IMAGES THAT WE TOOK TO REALLY GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.

SO THESE WERE TAKEN AT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES.

THE SLIDE OR THE PICTURES ON THIS SLIDE WERE DONE ON JUNE 13TH. YOU CAN SEE FOLKS KIND OF MEANDERING IN AND OUT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER BASICALLY LOOKING FOR PARKING. THE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO YOU COULD SEE PEOPLE STARTING TO QUEUE UP IN THE FIRE LANE WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO ENFORCE AND ON A CONSTANT BASIS. THIS STARTED OFF ACTUALLY, THIS IS 1 OF 3 PROJECTS THAT I HAVE WHERE THIS KIND OF TOUCHED MY PERSONAL LIFE HERE I ACTUALLY FOUND MYSELF HERE AT LUNCHTIME, I WANT TO SAY THIS IS AROUND JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, THE SITE WAS RELATIVELY NEW, A BUDDY OF MINE WHO I PLAYED COLLEGE GOLF WITH HIS FAMILY LIVES JUST NORTH OF THE GEORGE WEST TOLLWAY IN CARROLLTON AND I HAVE MET HIM FOR LUNCH HERE AND IT WAS PRETTY QUIET, WE GOT HERE JUST BEFORE THE OPENING, ABOUT 11:00 AND I LOOKED AROUND BECAUSE I GREW UP IN GRAPEVINE AND LIVED IN THE COLONY AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA AND I'M JUST THINKING, WHAT AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

I'VE NOT SEEN THIS YET, SEAN AND HE LOOKS AT ME LIKE OH, GOD, YOU'RE GOING TO YOUR PLANNER BRAIN NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO EAT LUNCH WITH YOU, MAN. BUT HE OBVIOUSLY COULD SEE THAT CATALYST TYPE DEVELOPMENT IT HAD BECOME.

I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE SINCE WE WERE THERE PRETTY EARLY AND IT DIDN'T GET LIKE THIS, BUT HE DID MENTION DON'T COME HERE AT NIGHTS ON WEEKENDS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND A PARKING SPACE AND THAT WAS WAY EARLY ON IN ITS DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS A PICTURE, THESE PICTURES WERE DONE ON JULY 11TH, YOU CAN SEE MORE QUEUING AND MEANDERING THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT. THIS HAS TO CONSTANTLY BE ENFORCED AND SOME PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY TURNING AWAY COMPLETELY THAT WE WOULD WANT TO CAPTURE AND HAVE THEM SPEND THEIR TIME AND MONEY. AND REALLY, WHAT THIS SLIDE IS POINTING TOWARDS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE KNOW IT'S A 23-YEAR-OLD DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT BUT WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES ARE GOING TO CHANGE. WHEN YOU READ THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTION, REALLY AND IT RELATES TO THIS REQUEST, WHEN IT SAYS WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SUCCESSFUL SHOPPING CENTERS AND RETAIL AREAS, WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO ENHANCE THOSE. SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROJECT IS DOING JUST THAT. SOMETHING THAT DID COME UP AT P AND Z IS THE SAFETY OF THE PEDESTRIANS USING THE SIDEWALK.

IF YOU HAVE SEEN ANY KIND OF PARKING LOT DEVELOPMENT OR ANYTHING UNDERNEATH POWER LINES LIKE THIS, YOU WILL NOTICE THERE REALLY ARE NOT MANY VERTICAL ELEMENTS.

YOU REALLY WON'T FIND LIGHT POLES IN LANDSCAPING WHICH IS VERY LIMITED. YOU WON'T FIND ANYTHING MUCH TALLER THAN A TRANSFORMER REALLY UNDERNEATH THE POWER LINE EASEMENT, SO SOMETHING THAT WE ARE EXPLORING THAT WE DO OBVIOUSLY WANT TO HAVE SAFE PASSAGE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE GUESTS TO HAVE THAT OPTION OR TO HAVE THAT ABILITY.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT PAVERS, LIGHTED PAVERS.

THE IMAGE IN THE MIDDLE, I'M NOT SURE IF WE COULD GET SOMETHING THAT TALL APPROVED, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HAVE A SAFE SITUATION FOR OUR GUESTS.

ANOTHER THING THAT CAME UP AT P AND Z WAS THE INITIAL INTENTION FOR THE PARKING LOT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES AND THINGS WILL HAPPEN OVER TIME.

WE WANT IT TO STAY BUSY AND HAVE KIND OF THIS ISSUE GOING, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO MANAGE IT SO THE FIRST INITIAL GOAL IS TO GET THE TENANT, THE LEASED SPACE TENANTS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES INTO THE PARKING LOT INITIALLY AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD FREE UP ENOUGH SPACES FOR THE TENANTS GOING IN TO UTILIZE THE LEASED SPACES AND THEN IT WILL JUST SOLVE ITS OWN ISSUE. IF IT DOES NOT, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA PARKING FOR VALET SERVICES LIKE THAT, BUT WE REALLY DON'T WANT

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COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING, WE TRIED TO GET YOU OUT TO THE SITE.

WE APPRECIATE THE CORRESPONDENCE YOU HAD HERE WE ARE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS SITE AND THE CHALLENGES WE ARE EXPERIENCING.

THESE ARE ALL GOOD CHALLENGES WE ARE HAVING OF COURSE.

THE INVITATION TO GO ON SITE REMAINS OPEN.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU OUT THERE.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU DID PROVIDE TO US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. AND REGARDING THE STIPULATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS CAME UP WITH -- I WANT TO REINFORCE THE STIPULATION THAT WE ARE AMENABLE TO IN MAKING SURE THAT HEAVY LOAD VEHICLES ARE NOT ON PROPERTY FROM 12:00 A.M. UNTIL 6:00 A.M. WE DON'T HAVE ANY INTENTION OF HAVING ANY HEAVY LOAD VEHICLES ENTER THE PROPERTY.

THAT WAS REALLY -- AND WE AGREE. WE WANT TO HAVE SOME KIND OF EXTRA IMPLEMENTATION TO ENSURE THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR WHATEVER REASON, SOMETIMES TRUCKERS FIND A PLACE TO STAY AND SLEEP. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT BE AN ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO INTENT TO HAVE HEAVY LOAD VEHICLES UTILIZING THE PARKING LOT. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A BAD SITUATION FOR THE PAYMENT AND ITS LIFE SPAN.

OTHER THAN THAT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUCCESS, YOU ARE SHOPPING CENTER RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER WHO'S BEEN WONDERFULLY SUCCESSFUL.

I'VE BEEN THERE MYSELF AND I APPLAUD EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE

ON THAT CORNER. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> I THINK WE HAVE A QUESTION OR 2 FOR YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING. >> NO, SORRY.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A SEAT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION TO DO SO.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT FOR THIS ITEM BUT I WELCOME ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL TO APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW. SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL, WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF DISCUSSION OR FURTHER QUESTIONS.

COUNCILMEMBER SUTTER? >> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE

ITEM NUMBER 13. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK:

COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU COUNCIL I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SUTTER SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 13 CROWLEY SURFACE PARKING. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL THE VOTE.

AND THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[14. 7734 Conduct A Public Hearing On The Proposed 2026 Property Tax Rate And Proposed Operating And Capital Budget For The Fiscal Year October 1, 2026 Through September 30, 2027.]

ITEM NUMBER 14 IS TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING, SO COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING THE PROPOSED 2026 PROPERTY TAX ON RATE AND PROPOSED OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2027.

WITH THAT, I WILL DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND INVITE MELISSA EVERETT TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO KICK OFF THE

HEARING. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MELISSA EVERETT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

I WILL JUST TOUCH BASE AGAIN ON WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE WORK SESSION. WE ARE HERE TO ADOPT THE 2027 BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE FOR THE UPCOMING TAX YEAR WHICH IS IN ARREARS SO IT'S ACTUALLY TAX YEAR 2026, BUT FISCAL YEAR 2027.

THIS PROCESS STARTED BACK IN MARCH WHENEVER THERE WAS A MULTIYEAR PRESENTATION PROVIDED TO YOU AND OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, STAFF HAS WORKED TOWARDS DEVELOPING A PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WAS DELIVERED TO YOU ON JULY 30TH.

WE HAD MULTIPLE WORK SESSIONS THROUGHOUT AUGUST WHERE COUNCIL DECISION POINTS WERE MADE AND WORKED INTO THIS BUDGET THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. LEGAL NOTICES WERE POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE, ON THE CABLE CHANNEL, AND IN THE NEWSPAPER ON AUGUST 23RD. FOR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

THIS BUDGET IS BALANCED, IT CUTS THE TAX RATE FOR THE 13TH YEAR IN A ROW AND IT WILL SAVE $72 ON THE AVERAGE HOMESTEAD FOR OUR RESIDENTS. IT DOES INCLUDE A 2% RAISE FOR EMPLOYEES, IT FUNDS 118 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS FARM PROJECTS, STREETS AND ROADS.

AND ALSO FOCUSES IN ON PUBLIC SAFETY WITH 98 MILLION IN OPERATING AND AN ADDITIONAL 7.8 IN PAYROLL FUNDING TO HELP WITH VARIOUS FIRE STATIONS, POLICE AND FIRE NEEDS, AND 1 TIME

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WE HAVE 2 SEPARATE SCRIPTED ITEMS FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND RENEWAL OF THE TAX RATE CONCLUSION.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS ITEM. THAT'S AFTER.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. BUT I INVITE ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION TO APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW. FACING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSED TAX RATE AND BUDGET AT THE SEPTEMBER FIRST 2026 COUNCIL

[15. 7736 Consider An Ordinance Adopting And Approving An Operating And Capital Budget For The City Of Carrollton, Making Appropriations Therefore For The Fiscal Year October 1, 2026 Through September 30, 2027.]

WITH THAT COUNCIL, I WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15, THIS IS A ITEM THAT IS SCRIPTED AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR FINANCE CHAIR AND DEPUTY -- AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM

JASON CARPENTER FOR THE MOTION. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND APPROVING OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2027. A.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: OKAY. AND MAYOR PRO TEM DAISY PALOMO.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: OKAY COUNCIL WE HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM JASON CARPENTER SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAISY PALOMO TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND APPROVING AN OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF CARROLLTON MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER FIRST 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 2027.

COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOVE?

COUNCILMEMBER AXBERG. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CALL OUT TO OUR CITIZENS THE PHENOMENAL JOB THAT OUR STAFF AND SPECIFICALLY, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE WITH COMING UP AND ADDRESSING THE 2027 BUDGET. THIS IS THE 13TH YEAR, AS MENTIONED, THAT WE WILL BE REDUCING TAXES FOR OUR CITIZENS, WHICH HAS -- AS STIPULATED HAS AN AVERAGE OF $72 ON AVERAGE PER CITIZEN. THAT IS PHENOMENAL, ESPECIALLY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE PRESSURES THAT WE ARE UNDER WITH A FLAT YEAR ON YEAR CARROLLTON TOTAL TAX PULL VALUE, AS WELL AS THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT IS LOOKING AT BOTH OUR PROPERTY TAX, AS WELL AS REGULATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISCUSSED ON MUNICIPALITIES AND OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO BUDGET AND MANAGE A REVENUE.

I KNOW AS A FIDUCIARY OF OUR CITIZENS TAXES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO US COLLECTIVELY THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR TAXES AND OUR FINANCES AND I STRONGLY SUGGEST, AND I'M SURE THAT MANY OF US WILL COMMIT, TO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVING THIS BUDGET FOR 2027. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

AND AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE HAVE 3 SCRIPTED MOTIONS IN A ROW THAT ARE KIND OF BUILDING ON 1 ANOTHER AND WE WILL FINISH WITH A RATIFICATION OF THE OVERALL BUDGET SO I WILL HOLD MY COMMENTS, BUT COUNCIL, IF THERE IS ANYTHING -- ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS SEEING NONE, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARPENTER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SUTTER HAS PREVIOUSLY READ INTO THE RECORD SO WITH THAT I WILL CALL THE VOTE. I'M SORRY, MAYOR PRO TEM DAISY PALOMO. I WILL CALL THE VOTE.

[16. 7738 Consider An Ordinance Establishing The Tax Rate And Tax Levy For The City Of Carrollton For The Tax Year 2026 Upon The Taxable Property In The City Of Carrollton In Conformity With The Laws Of The State Of Texas And The City.]

ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 16.

A MOTION REGARDING, AGAIN, A SCRIPTED MOTION SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO FINANCE CHAIR AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM

JASON CARPENTER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 53.7, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 1.7% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. -- 1.6% INCREASE IN THE

TAX RATE. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: MAYOR

PRO TEM DAISY PALOMO. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT TAX RATE.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: COUNCIL WE HAVE A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR

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ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL THE

[17. 7737 Consider A Resolution Ratifying The Property Tax Increase Reflected In The Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027 Operating Budget.]

COUNCIL, WITH THAT, ANY DISCUSSION, OTHERWISE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER AND DEPUTY MAYOR

PRO TEM JASON CARPENTER. >> THANK YOU.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 17.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: AND MAYOR PRO TEM DAISY PALOMO.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT

MOTION. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK:

COUNCILMEMBER CLINE. >> I WANTED TO KIND OF ECHO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER AXBERG SAID EARLIER AND JUST THANK THE STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE PUT INTO WORKING THROUGH THE NUMBERS FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME AND THE REQUEST FROM STAFF AND THANK DIANA AND MELISSA AND ALL THE OTHERS HERE TONIGHT FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE PUT IN. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

AND BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE, I WILL REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THIS EXHIBIT, THIS EXHIBIT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AS COUNCILMEMBER AXBERG INDICATED. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF $72 SAVED ACROSS THE CITY ON A NONTAX ADJUSTED BASIS.

ON A TAX ADJUSTED BASIS IT'S $135 BASED ON THE CPI WEBSITE.

AGAIN, IT REPRESENTS THE 13TH YEAR IN A ROW OF A TAX RATE REDUCTION. ALSO REPRESENTS A SERIES OF YEARS WHERE OUR CAPITAL SPEND HAS INCREASED OVER 100 MILLION.

THIS YEAR, 118 MILLION. THIS REPRESENTS THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE WILL HAVE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS OVER 100 MILLION. SO I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE COMPLIMENTS TO OUR STAFF, NOT ONLY THE FINANCE STAFF HERE, MELISSA, DIANA, VON, THE ENTIRE BUDGETING TEAM, BUT ALL THE STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO CREATING A BUDGET. THIS STARTS EARLIER IN THE YEAR AS MELISSA INDICATED ON THE PRE-BRIEFING THERE.

AND IT CONSUMES A LOT OF TIME DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHERE ATBS ARE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AMONGST COUNCIL AND STAFF PRIOR TO COUNCIL. SO WITH THAT, COUNCIL, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I WILL CALL THE VOTE.

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COUNCIL, WITH THAT, THAT TAKES US TO OUR PUBLIC FORUM.

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE A SERIES OF CARDS, SPEAKER REQUESTS.

MY FIRST 1 IS CLAIRE [INDISTINCT].

I'M NOT SURE I GOT THAT RIGHT THIS TIME.

>> YOU DID NOT, BUT I WON'T HOLD IT AGAINST YOU.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MY NAME IS CLAIRE NIEGO.

I LIVE ON CONCORD DRIVE AND I'M IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS TONIGHT TO ASK FOR A TOWN HALL OR A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE CITY'S BAIL PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.

I KNOW YOU ARE SHOCKED. I NOTICED A BIT OF CONFUSION IN THE LAST MEETING ABOUT WHO THE RESIDENTS ARE THAT ARE ASKING FOR THIS HEARING, SO I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF CLEAR UP A BIT FOR YOU GUYS. WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS.

I HAVE LIVED IN CARROLLTON FOR 6 YEARS NOW.

MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN IN CFBISD HER ENTIRE CAREER.

WE REALLY ENJOY LIVING IN CARROLLTON.

WE ARE DEEPLY INVESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

NOBODY HERE SUPPORTS VANDALISM, NOBODY HERE IS COMING OUT SUGGESTING THAT WE GO WILD AND DEFUND OUR CPD OFFICERS, THAT'S KIND OF SILLY. BUT WE ARE RESIDENTS WHO WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY SURROUNDING HOW OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT AND HOW THESE SURVEILLANCE TOOLS ARE BEING USED. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ADD, I WOULD CHARACTERIZE MYSELF AS A FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE PERSON.

I AM A CPA WITH 15 YEARS IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. SO I BELIEVE IT'S OUR JOB AS CITIZENS TO QUOTE, TRUST BUT VERIFY.

IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING FOR THAT ACCOUNTABILITY DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT TO ME. NOT GETTING OUR GOOD QUESTIONS

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SO WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S TIME, WOULD SURE LIKE TO HAVE A HEARING OR A TOWN HALL ON THIS TO AVOID HAVING TO TALK BACK AND FORTH ACROSS 1 ANOTHER. WITH YOU GUYS IN THE WAY.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, MY NEXT CARD IS BENNETT.

AGAIN, MR. BENNETT, YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES.

>> MY NAME IS R.B. BENNETT. I'M A 41 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON, RAISED OUR KIDS HERE THROUGH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS FOR PRAYING FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE IN OUR CITY.

FIRST RESPONDERS, CITIZENS, EVERYBODY THAT MAKES THE WHEEL GO AROUND HERE. I WANT TO TALK IN SUPPORT OF OUR FLOCK CAMERAS IN OUR CITY. SAFETY, THIS YOU PRAYED FOR SAFETY FOR ALL OF CARROLLTON, ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE, POSSIBLY ABDUCTED CHILDREN, SENIORS WITH DRIVING CHALLENGES THAT MIGHT GET AWAY FROM HOME AND BE LOST, MISSING CITIZENS, OUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. CRIME PREVENTION, THESE CAMERAS GIVE A SPEEDY INTERDICTION TO BAD ACTORS THAT MAY COME FORWARD TO OUR FAIR CITY. AND SO THAT GIVES OUR POLICE OFFICERS TIME TO INTERDICT AND GET OUT OF EARLY CRIME.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, I MEAN, [INDISTINCT], BEING QUICKER.

NARCOTICS AND THOSE PEOPLE COULD BE PUT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE PUT. IT WOULD HELP US SOLVE BURGLARY QUICKER ROBBERY, THEFT, VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RECENT MURDER HERE IN CARROLLTON. THE QUICK APPREHENSION OF THAT PARTY I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS THROUGHOUT CARROLLTON TO PARTICIPATE IN CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY SO THEY COULD SEE BEHIND THE SCENES, GET A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY SEE THESE TOOLS IN USE I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO PROMOTE THAT AND PROMOTE THAT TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I WOULD URGE THE CARROLLTON PD FOR WHICH I AM A VOLUNTEER FOR, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN AUDIT -- THAT WE AUDIT THE USE OF THAT TOOL AND THEN WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT [INDISTINCT] IN THE CITY OF CARROLLTON.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

IF YOU WOULD WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.

>> OKAY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, OR RATHER, MY NEXT SPEAKER.

AND YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M KURT BLUTH I. LIVE ON WOODSIDE DRIVE AND HAVE SINCE 1999, I FORGOT TO SAY THAT LAST TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER WATTERS FOR HER PRAYER AND ESPECIALLY THE WAY IT EMPHASIZED THE WAY -- THE EQUANIMITY OF ALL OF US AS CHILDREN OF GOD, AS EQUALS IN HIS EYES, OR HER EYES, OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO THINK OF THAT. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S RESPECTFULNESS TOWARDS US AS WE COME TO BRING OUR OPINIONS ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS AND WE DISAGREE WITH OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY THAT FOLLOW ME TO BE AS RESPECTFUL AND, I DID FEEL A LITTLE, OFFENDED, I WILL SAY, LAST TIME BY SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT CAME BEFORE YOU.

I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT AN ANECDOTE ABOUT A WOMAN WHO WAS RAPED IN LAKE HIGHLANDS WHO WAS A FRIEND OF SOMEONE WHO WAS HERE. I CAN FIND NO MENTION OF FLOCK CAMERAS OR LICENSE PLATE READERS BEING INVOLVED IN THE SOLVING OF THAT CRIME THAT NEWS REPORTS WOULD INDICATE THAT THAT WAS JUST OFFICERS DOING THEIR JOB WHO OBSERVED THE STOLEN CAR AT A CONVENIENCE STORE OR GAS STATION.

SO LET'S BE RESPECTFUL, LET'S BE FACTUAL AS WE DISCUSS THESE THINGS. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO, THE MUNDANE THINGS THAT CAME BEFORE US BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TO YOU IS AN INDICATION OF THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU HAVE GOING ON FOR US AND SERVING US.

AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT NECESSARILY JUST ACCEPT OR SKIP OVER SOME THINGS, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT IN THE NEWS LATELY ABOUT SOME OF THE DANGERS INVOLVED IN THE SECURITY OF FLOCK SYSTEMS. LET'S PAY ATTENTION AND KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU. MY NEXT SPEAKER.

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>> MY NAME IS CALVERT I HAVE LIVED IN CARROLLTON FOR 52 YEARS NOW. I HAVE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE AND BEEN VERY HAPPY HERE. I RETIRED 5 YEARS AGO AS AN ARCHITECT HERE. WHEN I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK TONIGHT I WAS TRYING TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

I CONTACTED 2 OF MY KIDS, MY OLDEST SON IS A U.S. ATTORNEY HERE IN DALLAS HE HAS THE MAJOR CRIMES DIVISION OF THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS, HE SAID FLOCK CAMERA EVIDENCE IS USED IN A MAJORITY OF KIDNAPINGS, BANK ROBBERIES, MURDER INVESTIGATIONS, ARMORED CAR ROBBERIES EXCEPT AS A -- IT'S A CRITICAL INVESTIGATIVE TOOL USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT I TALKED TO MY YOUNGER SON WHO'S A DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THE COUNTY IN WACO.

HE HAD JUST FINISHED A MEETING WITH TV EXECUTIVES FOR 48 HOURS GETTING READY TO DO A PROGRAM ABOUT A MURDER CASE THAT HE HAD HAD DOWN THERE IN WACO. SO AS A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS MURDERED, THE GUY BURNED HER BODY OUT IN A FIELD.

AND HER BODY WAS NOT FOUND FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND A LITTLE DOG WAS RUNNING AROUND A BURNT PIT, THEY COULDN'T CATCH THE DOG, THEY GOT HER, SHE WAS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION.

THEY EVENTUALLY MADE TO CATCH THE DOG THE DOG DID HAVE A MICROCHIP. THEY FOUND OUT THE LADY'S NAME, ADDRESS, THE OWNER OF THE DOG. WENT TO HER APARTMENT, HER CAR WAS GONE. THEY LOADED THE INFORMATION ON HER CAR INTO FLOCK AND THEY TRACKED THE MURDERER DOWN IN KANSAS, IN THE NEXT DAY. FLOCK CAMERAS AND THE MICROCHIP AND THE DOG THAT THEY NOW CALL DETECTIVE THAW, THE DOG'S NAME WAS THAW, HE IS NOW DETECTIVE THAW BECAUSE HE'S THE 1 THAT HELPED SOLVE THE MURDER. THIS AFTERNOON MY SON SENT ME A TEXT ABOUT ANOTHER CASE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, THIS JUST HAPPENED TO DAY, ABOUT A CAR THAT WAS STOLEN WITH A 5-MONTH-OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT AND THEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS, THEY WERE ABLE TO TRACK THE CAR AND FLOCK GOT THE BABY BACK SAFELY. SO THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT WITH THE USE OF IT, I WOULD CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

THE THING I PASSED AROUND TODAY ARE SOME STATISTICS THAT I GOT FROM THE CARROLLTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY ARE VERY INTERESTING. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

MY NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDRA FINCHER.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MY NAME IS ALEXANDRA FINCHER.

I LIVE AT 1875 ARBOR CREEK IN CARROLLTON, TEXAS.

AND I AM HERE AS A SINGLE WOMAN AND A BUSINESS WOMAN AND I SUPPORT THE FLOCK CAMERAS, VERY MUCH SO FOR MANY REASONS.

AS A BUSINESS, THIS HELPS US A LOT TO SEE WHERE THE CRIMES MIGHT BE HAPPENING AND WHEN YOU LEAVE THE PROPERTIES AT MIDNIGHT OR 1 AND 2:00 IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU ARE WALKING, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS.

AND I SUPPORT OUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE VERY GOOD PEOPLE THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES TO MAKE THIS FLOCK CAMERAS AN ISSUE.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE IT VERY SIMPLE.

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO FEAR IN THE CAMERAS MAYBE ARE NOT MEANT FOR YOU, BUT I THINK THE CAMERAS SHOULD STAY FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL OF US. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MY NEXT SPEAKER IS HANNAH FOUST.

AND YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, HANNAH FOUST.

I LIVE ON CROMWELL DRIVE. I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ME AT THIS POINT AND KNOW THAT I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO AND THE MASS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS HERE IN CARROLLTON.

I'M GOING TO BE HONEST I'M A LITTLE TIRED OF COMING UP HERE TO, I WANT TO REITERATE THOUGH, I AM HERE AND HAVE BEEN HERE BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THIS CITY. BECKY MILLER, MY FORMER SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER CHALLENGED ME LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO COME UP HERE AND CONDONE VANDALISM HERE OF COURSE I DO.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE ABOUT ANTI-POLICE, OR VIOLENCE OR VANDALISM IN ANY WAY. I'M HERE BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THE CITY, I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EFFORT TO RAISE THE STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND PROTECT OUR CITY'S REPUTATION. IT IS MORE THAN OKAY TO TRY SOMETHING OUT, LEARN SOME LESSONS AND DECIDE IT WASN'T

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WE GOT SOME INTEREST IN CONVERSATIONS BACK IN THE BEGINNING, ESPECIALLY WITH REX REDDIN AND SOME OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS SAYING THAT WE COULD PLAN SOMETHING AND WE WOULD HEAR BACK FROM THE CITY. AT THIS POINT, WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS BECAUSE WE ARE VERY WELL AWARE, AS ARE ALL OF YOU, THAT PUBLIC FORUM IS A 1 SIDED SHOUT INTO THE VOID KIND OF EXPERIENCE. I DON'T THINK IT'S HOW YOU WANT TO END ANY OF YOUR MEETINGS. IT'S NOT THE RESIDENT EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR, YOU CANNOT RESPOND, ASK QUESTIONS.

WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY INPUT, QUESTION AND ANSWER SO PEOPLE -- EVERYONE HERE CAN UNDERSTAND.

SO AGAIN, I AM ASKING FOR US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION TO END THE MASS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS IN CARROLLTON.

AND WHILE I'M A LITTLE TIRED OF THE SHOUT INTO THE VOID, I WILL NOT EVER GIVE UP ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND HERE FOR 2 MINUTES AND SPEAK FOR MY COMMUNITY.

>> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU.

MY NEXT SPEAKER IS DEAN TRA TRAMMELL.

AND YOU WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS DEAN TRAMMELL AND I AM HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SUSPENDING CARROLLTON'S FLOCK PROGRAM. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO MAKE 1 THING CLEAR. I AM NOT AGAINST FLOCK CAMERAS BECAUSE I DOUBT OR DISTRUST THE CARROLLTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, NOR ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVANTS OF THE CITY.

I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WORKS TOWARDS MAKING CARROLLTON A BETTER PLACE. I AM AGAINST THIS TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE IT THREATENS THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF EVERY CITIZEN AND AS AN AMERICAN, I AM NOT READY TO GIVE ANY OF THOSE RIGHTS UP WITHOUT A FIGHT. FOR ANYONE NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THE EXACT VERBIAGE, THE FOURTH AMENDMENT STATES THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO BE SECURE IN THEIR PERSONS, HOUSES, PAPERS, AND EFFECTS AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED AND THE WARRANT SHALL ISSUE BUT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE SUPPORTED BY OATH OR AFFIRMATION AND PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING THE SEARCH OF THE PERSON OR PLACE TO BE SEIZED.

A CITY WIDE CAMERA NETWORK THAT LOGS EVERY CAR THAT PASSES WHETHER OR NOT ANYONE IS SUSPECTED OF ANYTHING IS A MODERN VERSION OF EXACTLY THAT PROBLEM.

I MENTION THIS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERY PERSON TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE LAW IN REGARDS TO [INDISTINCT] CAMERAS IS NOT YET SETTLED HERE IN 2012 THE SUPREME COURT RULED IN THE UNITED STATES VERSUS JOAN THAT TRACKING ANYONE'S MOVEMENTS WITH A GPS DEVICE IS A SEARCH. IN 2018 IN CARPENTER VERSUS THE UNITED STATES THE COURT HELD THAT A DETAILED RECORD OF YOUR MOVEMENTS IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED, EVEN WHEN A PRIVATE COMPANY HOLDS THE DATA. AND JUST THIS PAST JUNE, IN [INDISTINCT] VERSUS THE UNITED STATES, THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT HOLDS 6-3 THAT BOTH COLLECTION OF PEOPLE'S LOCATION DATA IS A FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCH REQUIRING A WARRANT. IT DOES NOT TAKE A LEGAL EXPERT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SORT OF RULING DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE USE CASE FOR FLOCK DEVICES AND DATABASES.

IT'S FOR THESE REASONS THAT I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO AT THIS TIME CONSIDER INDEFINITELY SUSPENDING THE FLOCK PROGRAM.

THANK YOU TO YOU ALL. >> MAYOR STEVE BABICK: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT COUNCIL, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS TO SPEAK. IF ANYONE WISHES TO ADDRESS COUNCIL BEFORE WE ADJOURN, AND GO BACK INTO SESSION.

YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW.

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